# Peerwala Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Peerwala

Peerwala is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 45 households**, the 112th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 230people (2011)
- 45households
- 62.6%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Peerwala

Of every 100 households in Peerwala in 2011, 69 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Peerwala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**27%

Tap water ****4%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**54%

Use banking services ****38%**

**74%

Television ****33%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****18%**

**10%

Own their home ****80%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Peerwala?

■ Peerwala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****522**

**929

Working population ****35.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (15%) · **■** Other work 16 (20%) · **■** Marginal 44 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Vikasnagar

- Karimpur266 people
- Dhoomnagar265 people
- Keshowala242 people
- Bakrana236 people
- Chandpur Kala227 people
- Dhulkotkhalsa223 people
- Danda Jungle209 people
- Mandi Gang Mewa198 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Peerwala?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peerwala in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Peerwala?62.6% (Census 2011)